Corporal Punishment Reversed

VeryHappyPig remembers been on the receiving end of a punch Mike Tyson would have been proud of during VHP’s school days.

Mind you, seen as VHP was just a teen and a disgruntled six foot four inch burly teacher was the puncher it was bound to hurt.

VeryHappyPig wanted nothing more than to get a free shot or four hundred back that day, but our only reward was detention. If VHP was a Chinese pupil in the present era, however the next best thing would have been avialble, it seems.

Pupils at a Chinese school are being encouraged to attack punchbag dummies of their teachers to relieve stress.

Lichang 1st Middle School in Jinan attached pictures of teachers to sandbags and gave pupils boxing gloves to work off their frustrations.

Vice principal Meng Fanxiang said: "Adolescent students may have a lot of problems and be under great pressure from studies. It's better for them to release it within the school than other places."

Meng's own picture, as well as those of other teachers and admin staff, has been attached to the sandbags.

But the vice principal told the Qilu Evening Post: "I don't care if they beat up my dummy."

The 'physical release' room is part of a new programme of support services for students which also include a private chatroom and a consultation room.

The school says that most boys prefer the physical release room for the release of stress, while the majority of girls prefer the private chatroom.